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52 SEPTEMBER 2018 W W W.MATERIALSPERFORMANCE.COM
NACE NEWS
NACE International Launches Corrosion
Research Consortia
N
ACE International has formed the
NACE Corrosion Consortia, a new
service facilitating corrosion miti-
gation research for companies, government
bodies, research organizations, universities,
and other associations seeking to solve cor-
rosion issues.
"For years our members have told us
that decreased corporate investment in
research has hindered progress," says
NACE International CEO Bob Chalker.
"Government, industry, and academia rely
on this data so they turned to NACE to
help restore this source of vital informa-
tion. Our board initiated an exploratory
committee which ultimately led to the
decision to launch a consortia to serve
these groups."
The NACE Corrosion Consortia is
engaging multiple organizations to per-
form research in key industries including
maritime, offshore (wind energy), fish
farming, additive manufacturing, con-
struction, and architecture. "Our goal is to
provide knowledge and expertise to com-
panies and industries seeking to mitigate
corrosion," says Homero Castaneda-Lopez,
member chair. "With a consortium dedi-
cated to corrosion control, stakeholders
can seek or share information and ulti-
mately put it to use in efforts which sup-
port the NACE mission of protecting
people, assets, and the environment from
the adverse effects of corrosion."
"While other consortia may have a cor-
rosion component, nothing has a specific,
in-depth focus like the NACE Corrosion
Consortia," adds Castaneda-Lopez. "With
its long history of developing technical
knowledge in corrosion prevention and
extending the life of assets, NACE is the
ideal leader to broker partnerships and
distribute new research and information."
For more information about the NACE
Corrosion Consortia, or to join, please
contact consortia.corrosion@nace.org.
Area & Section News
European Area
Baku Azerbaijan Section
J
ohn Paul was the lead NACE Interna-
tional instructor of a Basic Corrosion
course held at the SOCAR Oil and
Gas Project Research Institute in June
2018 in Baku Azerbaijan. SOCAR is one of
the foremost and largest organizations in
the petrochemical industry, employing
hundreds of people.
Fazil Hasanov, assisted by Rovshan
Hajiyev, senior staff at SOCAR, are active
NACE members eager to promote NACE
The Baku Azerbaijan Section also
hosted a NACE CP3—Cathodic Protection
Technologist course from May 28 to June 2,
2018. Sixteen students from Turkey, India,
and Azerbaijan attended. The instructor
was Calvin Pynn, who is based in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates. The students were
from companies such as SOCAR,
NipiNefteGas, Corrosion Technologies,
and Ar-gem Engineering.
"We were very proud to have spon-
sored this advanced level cathodic protec-
tion course, and intend it to be the first of
many," says Fazil Hasanov, NACE Baku
Azerbaijan Section chair.
The NACE Baku Azerbaijan Section conducted a NACE Basic Corrosion course in
June 2018.
The NACE Baku Azerbaijan Section conducted a
NACE CP3 course from May 28 to June 2.
training here. Azerbaijan is an industrial
as well as tourist center, with many people
from Turkey and neighboring countries
working and settling here.
Sixteen students attended the course,
most from the younger generation with a
fair knowledge of English. Everyone
worked hard for the exam. Hasanov and
Hajiyev are highly interested in promoting
more NACE courses of this type in the
future. (—John Paul)